Respirable crystalline silica dust exposure and regulated occupational respiratory diseases in the Zambian copper mining sector: a review and recommendations
Occup. health South. Afr. (Online); 29 (2), 2023
Background: Exposure to respirable dust is widespread in the mining industry. One of the significant components in dust is respirable crystalline silica (RCS), which causes pulmonary silicosis; RCS exposure is also associated with tuberculosis. The health effects of exposure to RCS in Zambian copper mine...